The 10 most expensive home sales of the week: RP Data

The 10 most expensive homes in the country sold this week are all located in Queensland and New South Wales.

While RP Data’s top 10 sales list is usually dominated by east coast cities, Melbourne usually makes an appearance. Not so this week, when three Queensland properties made the top 10 list, with the remainder coming from Sydney.

The most expensive sale of this week is $1.5 million down from last week’s top sale, when Judit Korner secured $7.2 million for her Double Bay home. 

1. 6 Belmore Terrace, Sunshine Beach, Qld
   
   
   
   The week’s top selling home was a two storey beach-facing house designed by John Mainwaring. The architect happened to also design another top 10 trophy home – the house at 145 Ryan St, West End, was last week’s eighth highest sale, selling for $2,475,000.
   
   This Sunshine Beach contemporary home (pictured in the gallery above), with six bedrooms and five bathrooms, sold for $5,700,000 through Tom Offerman Real Estate. According to the agent, the vendors tasked Mainwaring to design a “robust, calm and intimate” home.
   
   
2. 2101 Pittwater Rd Church Point NSW
   
   
   
   Edenwood, a four bedroom, four bathroom house, sold through Re/Max for $5,075,000 this week. Set on a 3,465 square metre plot, the double storey home has panoramic views of Pittwater through mature gum trees.
   
   The home comes with a heated pool and spa, with a tennis court and pavilion. The vendors purchased the property for $2,080,000 in 2000.
   
   
3. 2 Macquarie Road, Vaucluse, NSW
   
   
   
   This five bedroom, five bathroom home sold for $4,050,000 through Laing + Simmons Double Bay after 158 days on the market. The corner-positioned full brick three storey residence is set on 670 square metres of land.
   
   It opens with a double height marble foyer and continues through to several living and lounge areas, including an octagonal sitting room. It was advertised by the agents as having “good fung choi [sic]”.
   
   The listing information also says that the vendors would “now meet the market” for the sale. They made a loss on the property, paying $4,250,000 in 2010.
   
   
4. 50 Hopetoun Avenue, Vaucluse, NSW
   
   
   
   A north facing house on a 940 square metre plot also secured $4,050,000 when sold through 1^st City Hasemer & Caldwell.Eyles Double Bay.
   
   The five bedroom, three bathroom house has a formal living room, separate dining and separate rumpus room with kitchenette and media room. Outside, there is a saltwater pool and courtyard. The house had last changed hands 38 years ago.
   
   
5. 36 Olola Avenue, Vaucluse, NSW
   
   
   
   Another Vaucluse home made the top 10 list, with this house selling for $3,370,000 through Raine & Horne Double Bay. Situated opposite Vaucluse park, the contemporary home has four bedrooms, five bathrooms, a study and a lobby and gallery area with a cathedral ceiling. There is a self-contained one bedroom area downstairs, with an office area and bathroom.
   
   Outside, there is a heated pool. The vendors unsuccessfully attempted to sell the home at auction in December last year. They held the property for 27 years – it was purchased for $833,500.
   
   
6. 33 Military Road, Dover Heights, NSW
   
   
   This home secured $3,250,000 at a mortgagee in possession sale through BradfieldCleary Double Bay. With coastal views, the house has four bedrooms and three bathrooms, with open plan living areas. The property has a lap pool, wine cellar and a four-car garage, with a rooftop terrace. The master bedroom has its own private balcony.
   
   It was purchased in 2010 for $4,250,000. The former owner attempted to sell the house in March last year, but it failed to move after 194 days on the market.
   
   
7. 51/410 Stanley Street, South Brisbane, QLD
   
   
   
   A four bedroom, four bathroom South Brisbane apartment sold for $3,200,000 through Ray White Clayfield – more than eight times the Brisbane and Gold Coast median unit price. The north-east facing home has 731 square metres of floor space across a single level. The master bedroom has a marble en suite, walk in robe and private sitting room with access to a covered balcony with city views.
   
   Each of the apartment’s four bedrooms has balcony access, while the apartment also comes with a private rooftop pool and spa.

8. 11 Ludgate Street Concord, NSW

   
   
   This three storey Sydney home sold for $2,790,000 through Georges Ellis & Co Strathfield. The seven bedroom, four bathroom house is set on an elevated 697 square metre block with views of the Harbour Bridge and Sydney’s skyline.
   
   The vendors purchased the property for $1,310,000 in 2010.
   
   
9. 106 Villiers Street, New Farm, QLD
   
   
   
   A contemporary home situated on Teneriffe Hill secured $2,605,000 when sold this week through Ray White New Farm. The entire top floor of the home is a dedicated master suite, while downstairs there are various living areas, a kitchen with marble and stainless steel benches and four more bedrooms.
   
   The lower living areas open on to a tiled outdoor entertaining area with barbecue and a lap pool. The vendors purchased the property for $1,175,000 in May 2008.
   
   
10. 7 Hill Street, Queenscliff, NSW
    
    
    
    This semi-detached home sold for $2,450,000 through Cunninghams Property Balgowlah. The bright four bedroom, three bathroom house is located 400 metres from Queenscliff beach, with schools, shops and public transport within walking distance.
    
    The entire second storey is taken up by the master bedroom and a “parent’s retreat”, with a full en suite and north facing balcony.
    
    After just over two years of ownership, the vendors sold the property for around $500,000 more than the purchase price. They bought the home in April 2012 for $1,915,000.